DS, one of the lesser-known parts of the Stellantis empire, wants to transfer the lessons it has learned by racing in Formula E to upcoming production models. It built a concept called E-Tense Performance to bridge the gap between today's race track and tomorrow's showroom. "Racing-inspired" means a lot of different things to a lot [...]
In December 2018, Ford submitted patent application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a Manual Transmission with Electric Clutch. The USPTO published the patent last November, Muscle Cars & Trucks discovered the paperwork this month. What we're talking about is another version of the automated manual transmission, a technical milestone the automotive industry [...]
WARRI, Nigeria — An oil production and storage vessel exploded off the coast of Nigeria early on Wednesday with 10 crew members on board though it was unclear if there were any casualties or how much crude might have spilled into the sea. Nigeria's Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) said on Thursday that [...]
In this episode of the Autoblog Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Senior Editor, Green, John Beltz Snyder and Road Test Editor Zac Palmer. The car chat begins this week with a review of the 2022 Kia EV6, followed by Zac's drive of the 2022 Acura NSX Type-S. Then they discuss Autoblog's new long-term [...]
It's customary these days for automakers to auction off the first production example of their newest halo cars for charity. Typically, these are the "it" sports cars of the moment, like a 2023 70th Anniversary Edition Corvette, which recently fetched a record $3.6 million, or the first fifth-gen Toyota Supra, which sold in 2019 for [...]
Chevrolet confirmed Monday that a 70th Anniversary Edition package will be available for the 2023 Corvette and Corvette Z06. The name of the package pretty much tells you everything you need to know about its origins, and like similar offerings in decades past, it will be almost universally available across the Corvette lineup. Yep, this [...]
Not long ago, I wrote a story about a pony car tuned with a supercharger. The blower install had been done properly. Then the car's owner bolted on a set of great looking wheels wrapped in good looking but inexpensive rubber. On my first test drive, I couldn't get any of that supercharged sweetness to [...]
Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. This week in racing game news: Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard for a staggering $68.7 billion It's acquisition season, baby! You thought iRacing picking up Monster Games earlier this month was a big deal? Pshaw! [...]
Note: The following overview of the cars in No Time To Die contains spoilers. Read at your own risk, or come back after seeing the film to make sure you caught everything. No Time To Die picks up right around where Spectre leaves us. James Bond (Daniel Craig) and Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux) are [...]
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